Bletchley Park 'Before the Codebreakers': Abigail Green discusses the Leon family

Bletchley Park is famous as the home of World War 2 codebreaking. But what was there before the Government Code and Cypher School moved in? Who built Bletchley Park, and what remains of the pre-war country estate?

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In this new episode of Bletchley Park's podcast series, the Jewish Country Houses Principal Investigator Abigail Green discusses the social context of the Leon family who ‘made’ Bletchley Park.  And Research Historian Dr David Kenyon and Head of Content Erica Munro examine how Sir Herbert Leon and his family bought, expanded and lived in the now-familiar Mansion, stamping their individual style on the design of the building and the estate. 

Listen to the podcast here and find out more about Bletchley Park at Our Story | Bletchley Park.